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[quote=Anonymous]I've got a DD who has diagnosed anxiety.  On top of that, she's got an eye condition that makes her unable to look to the side (she has to move her head to the side to see out of the side). We live in Los Angeles which is traffic hell.  She did not want to learn to drive.

She now drives and is very confident.  I got her private lessons--CA requires 6 hours, I think.  I got her about 20 hours, and they practiced freeways at rush hour, and to/from school every which way, and driving in the dark.  The only thing she didn't get to practice was driving in the rain because of lack of real weather.

I'm embarrassed to say that I have no eye condition, have been driving for 35+ years, am a good driver, and she's better than me.  If your kid is anxious...get them someone good to help them!

At first we had some horrid woman and my DD doubled down on not learning.  Then I found her a woman who had a psychology degree.  She was great.  It made all the difference.

The other thing that made a HUGE difference is to get a program where they pick up the kids from their home.  That way you are not driving them to the center--that is really hard, because you have to nag them to be ready, then they are anxious on the way over...it's all this anxiety building up, whereas if they are at home, they are chillin' in front of the TV and then hop up and walk out to the car.  Also, choose a program that allows two hours per session (not one) because you really don't get far out of your driveway with only one hour.

So here in CA, the AAA program was one hour and you had to drive your teen to the AAA place.  So although in general, I'm a fan of AAA, I'm not recommending them for this program.[/quote]

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